Nick Shows Invade Europe

Jul 24, 2014

Viacom has licensed some of its Nickelodeon shows to third-party stations across Europe this summer.

Live-action shows “House of Anubis” (season two) and the first season of “Haunted Hathaways” have been picked up by Vrak TV in Canada, while season one of “Every Witch Way” will air on Venezuelan free-to-air channel Venevision and Trinidad-based TV station Caribbean New Media Group, which is also investing in “iCarly” seasons two and three and “Supah Ninjas” seasons one and two.

In Spain, state-owned broadcaster TVE and its channel Clan will air season one of “Monsters vs Aliens,” while fellow Spanish broadcaster Atresmedia has put season one of “Sanjay & Craig” in its kids' programming block called Neox Kidz.

French broadcaster Lagardère has bought season one of “Monsters vs. Aliens” and France TV has taken on season two of “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.”

Icelandic public broadcaster RUV has also invested in season one of “Sanjay & Craig” and Italy’s Rai will show seasons one and two of “Legend of Korra.”

RTL Klub in Hungary has signed on for seasons one and two of “The Penguins of Madagascar” and season two of “Kung Fu Panda,” while “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” (season one) will air on Menart in Slovenia and Bosnia.